A lawsuit between the Island Time dispensary and the state Cannabis Control Commission has been paused just days before the commission plans to visit Oak Bluffs to talk about marijuana access issues on the Vineyard.

A legal tug-of-war over Edgartown’s new rules for the Chappaquiddick oversand vehicle trails has broken out, with the nonprofit that manages the coastline and a citizen’s group both filing appeals with the state this week. 

For years, Islanders have prayed for more affordable housing. A new plan in Aquinnah turns to a house of worship for an answer.

Joseph Feliciano, a Buzzards Bay man accused of stabbing a man in the eye in West Tisbury, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Tuesday in Edgartown District Court.

Connecticut state police say charges are pending against Jared Ravizza after a man was found dead in Deep River, Conn. Mr. Ravizza was arraigned Tuesday for stabbing McDonald's employees in Plymouth.

Police took Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark, into custody Saturday night after he allegedly stabbed four children at a movie theatre in Braintree and two employees at a rest stop McDonald’s in Plymouth. He was arrested in Sandwich after he crashed a Porsche while fleeing police.